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TV Junkie: 'My Boys' Returns; Late Night TV Hot Tonight

"My Boys" season premiere on TBS at 10:30pm
We love comedians Jim Gaffigan and Jamie Kaler so therefore we just kind of have to like TBS' "My Boys" which has its season premiere tonight. While the show isn't any less funny than any of the big network shows, Jim Gaffigan's bits are the highlight of every episode - we wish TBS would build a show around him as the lead, c'mon already.News from Renewaland: NBC renews "Friday Night Lights", MTV, for some reason, renews "Real World" for four more seasons.
Late night TV is on fire tonight, we don't know what to watch: Bill O'Reilly on Letterman, Amy Poehler on Leno, Isabella Rossellini on Ferguson, Glenn Close and Kristen Wiig on Fallon??
The TV Junkie Plan: "Frontline", "My Boys", "The Daily Show", Letterman, Fallon
8:00pm American Idol FOX - The remaining finalists perform.
9:00pm 90210 The CW - Back from hiatus
9:00pm Frontline: Sick Around America PBS/KCET - The failures and future of the private insurance industry and the prospect of comprehensive healthcare reform.
9:00pm Trust Me TNT - Cochrane's group is allowed to join in the pitch for the beer account Sarah arranged
9:00pm Dancing With the Stars ABC - Just an hour this time.
9:00pm The Bad Girls Club Oxygen - Reunion special
9:00pm Last Restaurant Standing BBC America - Chef Raymond Blanc surprises the remaining couples, unexpectedly showing up at their restaurants.
10:00pm Wreckreation Nation With Dave Mordal Discovery - Dave attempts the sport of skijoring in New Hampshire
10:00pm Cupid ABC - Series Re-premiere
10:30pm My Boys TBS - Season Premiere
11:00pm The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Comedy Central - Seth Rogen
11:35pm Late Show With David Letterman CBS - TV personality Bill O'Reilly; Marianne Faithfull performs.
11:35pm The Tonight Show With Jay Leno NBC - Actress Amy Poehler; actor Paul Walker; Fall Out Boy performs.
12:05am Jimmy Kimmel Live ABC - Actor Will Arnett; actress Michelle Rodriguez; the latest "Dancing With the Stars" castoff.
12:35am The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson CBS - Actress Isabella Rossellini; actress Linda Cardellini.
12:35am Late Night With Jimmy Fallon NBC - Actress Glenn Close; comic Kristen Wiig; Gomez performs.
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Donald Trump was a fading TV presence when the WGA strike put a dent in network schedules.
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Pickets are being held outside at movie and TV studios across the city
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For some critics, this feels less like a momentous departure and more like a footnote.
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Disneyland's famous "Fantasmic!" show came to a sudden end when its 45-foot animatronic dragon — Maleficent — burst into flames.
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Leads Ali Wong and Steven Yeun issue a joint statement along with show creator Lee Sung Jin.
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Every two years, Desert X presents site-specific outdoor installations throughout the Coachella Valley. Two Los Angeles artists have new work on display.